According to the Detroit News, the American Center for Mobility (ACM) expects the Willow Run facility in Michigan to be ready for testing autonomous cars by December, after construction for the nonprofit operation began in June.
Test tracks at the facility could be available for use by December 1, giving automakers, Tier One suppliers and technology companies a place to test their autonomous vehicle technologies.
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Mohave Community College to offer UAS degree starting in 2018
Starting in 2018, Mohave Community College in Kingman, Arizona will offer an unmanned aircraft systems degree at all of its campuses.
According to Havasu News, the degree program, which is suited for the “Xbox generation and its fascination with all things tech” according to Andra Goldberg, MCC computer information systems faculty, will prepare students to pursue a UAS Bachelor of Science degree, or to earn entry-level employment in a plethora of industries that use UAS.
DNV GL conducts first offshore UAS survey
DNV GL surveyors have conducted the classification society’s first offshore UAS survey.
The survey was conducted in the North Sea, on the semisubmersible vessel Safe Scandinavia, which supports Statoil’s drilling operations off the coast of Norway.
As a part of the intermediate survey, DNV GL’s UAS pilots checked Safe Scandinavia’s fairleads and their connection with the vessel’s two columns.
“This was a great opportunity for us to demonstrate our drones’ abilities to check the condition of remote external components in challenging offshore conditions,” says Cezary Galinski, Project Manager Classification Poland at DNV GL.
Torc Robotics’ self-driving car successfully completes cross-country road trip
Just a few weeks after unveiling its self-driving car technology, Blacksburg, Virginia-based Torc Robotics has announced that its self-driving car has completed a cross-country road trip, in which the vehicle drove more than 4,300 miles autonomously through 20 states.
According to the Roanoke Times, the vehicle started its journey on July 7 in Washington D.C. with three certified safety drivers and one Torc engineer. During the cross country trip, there was always someone sitting in the driver’s seat just in case of an emergency, and the safety drivers rotated time behind the wheel.
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